Chesterfield areas where Covid infections rose in the third week of June as ‘Freedom Day’ nears

Seven out of 13 Chesterfield neighbourhoods saw a rise in Covid cases. Image: Pixabay.

Although case rates have predominantly fallen across the country, there are still some areas where coronavirus cases are rising.

The latest figures show seven out of 13 Chesterfield neighbourhoods saw a rise in infections in the latest seven-day period, the third week in June.

As restrictions stay in place for a few more weeks, we reveal which neighbourhoods saw the biggest rise in case rates per 100,000 people between 11 and 18 June.

New Whittington has seen rates of positive Covid cases rise by 114.2 per cent, from 0-2 on June 11 to 114.2 on June 18. Image for illustrative purposes only.

We have also included those areas where rates remain the same or have fallen.

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